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HONORS WORLD HISTORY

Evolution of Democracy and French Revolution Study Guide

Dont panic, this is meant to be helpful. The test will be Tuesday September 30.

Review the following handouts, homework, etc

1. Read standard 10.22. Bill of Rights/Rights of Mancomparison3. Magna Carta shrinklet-4. Review your notes from Power Point

5. Review your Cause & Effect chart and textbook reading6. History Channel DVD handout7. Cahier handouts8. Timeline handout fro order of events9. Liberte student guide- review terms such as liberal, moderate and conservative. Review the

descriptions of the Estate members and the indictments against the king10. Also consider the following: how are events and conditions during the French Rev similar to

events and conditions in Iraq?10. Dont forget about the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights, and the MagnaCarta

Evolution of Democracy

Review your panel matrix. You will need to be able to identify the 9 panelists based on their views ofthe ideal form of government.

Pre-French Revolution

Review the notes on King Louis, Marie Antoinette and the economic situation inFrance in the 1780s.

Why was the price of bread so important in the 1780s? Why was the priceincreasing?

What taxes did the peasants pay? Who paid more in taxes the bourgeoisie or the peasants? What was the corvee? What is a tithe? What % of their income did the peasants pay for the tithe?

What % of the population were the peasants? Why is that important?

What was a cahier? Be able to identify examples that would be common to all three Estates. Why was France in a financial crisis? (There are several reasons, know all of them!)

What is the Kings solution to the financial crisis?

The French Revolution: 1789-1792, Limited Constitutional Monarchy

What was the purpose of calling the Estates-General? Who called the meeting? Why?

Know the three Estates in order and who is in each:

How were the delegates to the meeting selected from each Estate?

How did each Estate want to vote on the issues? Why?

Why did the third Estate break off and what was the result?

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What is the significance of the Tennis Court oath? What did they pledge to do? Who joins the third

estate or bourgeoisie? Why?

What was the Rights of Man? What are the main ideas in it? How do they compare with the ideas inthe Bill of Rights?

What actions did the National Assembly regarding the Catholic Church? Why?

Why and when did the women march on Versailles? What was the result?

Who stormed the Bastille? Why? When? What is the significance of this event?

1792-1795, Republic of France and the National Convention Why were the king and queen executed? What were some charges against the king?

WHY does the revolution become radical? Why were Nobles emigrating? What was the reign of terror? Who was in charge of the

Committee of Public Safety? Why is the name ironic?

Who were the Jacobins? What did they want?

Who invented the guillotine? Why?

Why did France go to war against Austria and Prussia?

What happened to Robespierre?

1795-1799: The Directory Why was the Directory formed?

There are five Directors originally. How, why and when does Napoleon come to power? What was the final result of the revolution, which began in 1789?

Terms:

First, second, third estate,FeudalismNatural rightsDemocracyOld regime

Absolute monarchConstitutional monarchyConsent of the governedDirect democracyRepublic/representative democracyThree branches of governmentEstates GeneralmigrClergyNobilityBourgeoisie

PeasantTaille-see textbookCahierCorveeReign of Terror

Great FearMarch on VersaillesBastilleGuillotineNational AssemblyTennis Court OathNational ConventionLegislative AssemblyDirectoryJacobinsCommittee of Public Safety

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People:Louis XVILouis XIVElizabeth IJean Jacques Rousseau

John LockeThomas HobbesMontesquieuAristotlePlatoOlympe de GougesMary WollsontecraftRobespierreAbbe SieyesNapoleonMarat